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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Liv Kristine| image = Leaves Eyes Liv Kristine at Henkersfest Stuttgart July 2007 3.jpg| caption = Liv Kristine, with Leaves' Eyes, at Henkerfest in Stuttgart.| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Liv Kristine Espenæs| alias = Liv Kristine| Height = convert|5|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on| birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|2|14| death_date =| origin = Stavanger , Norway | instrument = Vocals| genre = Gothic metal , symphonic metal , folk metal , Viking metal | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = Since 1994| label = Napalm Records | associated_acts = Theatre of Tragedy , Leaves' Eyes , Cradle of Filth | website = http://www.livkristine.com| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (born February 14, 1976 in Stavanger , Norway ), better known as Liv Kristine , is the former vocalist for the band Theatre of Tragedy and current vocalist for the band Leaves' Eyes .
Career
Musical from an early age, Liv Kristine joined Theatre of Tragedy as a backup singer, but was soon sharing singing duties with Raymond István Rohonyi . http://www.livkristine.de/ Bio of livkristine.de She was fired from Theatre of Tragedy, which she learned about through the band's website. Already living in Germany since 1996, she formed a new band, Leaves' Eyes , in 2003 with the five musicians from Atrocity (band)|Atrocity , which includes her husband, singer Alexander Krull .Reesman, Bryan. "Atrocity: Twenty Years of Passion, Progression and Perseverance," Metal Maniacs , December 2006, p. 113 She has also released three solo albums, the most recent of which was released in August 2010 through Napalm Records. Liv has a soprano vocal range. http://www.metal-experience.com/interviews/Interview%20Leaves%20Eyes%202009.htm Interview with Liv Kristine about 'Njord'- Metalexperience webzine, december 2009 In 2005 Liv Kristine was nominated for a Grammy award. http://www.kiwibox.com/magazine/article/38067/
Private life
On July 3, 2003, Liv Kristine married Alexander Krull. http://web18.hulk.venue.de/modules.php? op=modload& name=News& file=article& sid=1116 They have a son, Leon Alexander. http://www.musictap.net/Interviews/LivKrullLeavesEyesInterview071505.htm Interview at Musictap.net
Her younger sister, Carmen Elise Espenæs , is the vocalist of Midnattsol . http://www.emp.de/bin/shop.php? prog=shop& funktion=PRODUCTINFO& article=434028& origin=FROOGLE Liv Kristine and her husband Alexander are vegetarians . http://www.fourteeng.net/leaveseyes.html Leaves´Eyes bio at fouteeng.net
Contributions to music
Kristine helped to pioneer the Gothic metal#Beauty and the beast|beauty and the beast vocals approach, previously used by many other successful band as Epica (band)|Epica , Tristania (band)|Tristania and After Forever . The term "beauty and the beast" refers to an aesthetic contrasting "angelic" female vocals with male growls or aggressive singing.cite web |author=Reesman, Bryan |title=They Will Rise: Metal's female ranks on the move |publisher=GRAMMY.com |url= http://grammys.com/Latin/News/Default.aspx? newsID=2653& newsCategoryID=3 |accessdate=2008-05-07 Paradise Lost and The Gathering had already made use of this technique on some songs from their earlier albums but it was the Norwegian Theatre of Tragedy , Kristine's former band, that first released an entire album devoted to this approach with their self-titled Theatre of Tragedy (album)|debut in 1995. listen | filename = Theatre of Tragedy - A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal.ogg | title = Theatre of Tragedy's "A Hamlet for a Slothful Vassal" (1995) | description = A simultaneous duet between soprano and death vocals can be heard in this 24& nbsp;second sample from Theatre of Tragedy's self-titled Theatre of Tragedy (album)|debut album . A second album Velvet Darkness They Fear arrived in the following year.cite web| author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |url= http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/norway/stavanger/theatre+of+tragedy1 |title=Theatre of Tragedy |publisher= MusicMight |accessdate=2008-04-18Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot Theatre of Tragedy's third album Aégis in 1998 saw the band "venturing into fresh musical territory". The piano was replaced by electronic keyboards while Raymond Rohonyi opted to discard his death growls in favor of a "soft, spoken, sometimes whispering voice".cite web |author=Eldefors, Vincent |title= Aégis review |url= http://www.tartareandesire.com/reviews/Theatre_Of_Tragedy/A%E9gis/1247/ |publisher=Tartareandesire.com |accessdate=2008-04-18 The music was more clean and soft, "stripped of guitar harshness" but with a "near flawless execution" that "prompted many European critics to award Aégis perfect review scores".
For over a decade, this beauty and the beast aesthetic has flourished with many representatives across the European continent. Cradle of Filth has also been known to make use of this approach through guest female vocalists such as Liv Kristine and Sarah Jezebel Deva .cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Cradle of Filth |url= http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/united+kingdom/suffolk/ipswich/cradle+of+filth |publisher= MusicMight |accessdate=2008-04-25 A few critics have since lament that the approach has been "done to death by countless bands"cite web |author=Begrand, Adrien |title=Blood and Thunder: The Great Beast Resurrected |publisher= PopMatters |url= http://www.popmatters.com/columns/begrand/060518.shtml |accessdate=2008-04-18 to the point that it has become something of a cliché in the genre.
Liv has done guest vocal appearances for Atrocity (band)|Atrocity , Cradle of Filth , Das Ich , Genius, Heavenwood, Hortus Animae , Immortal Rites, Umbra et Imago Dark Tranquility and WeltenBrand (band)|WeltenBrand as well as the debut album Lucidity (album)|Lucidity by Delain .
http://www.livkristine.com Official homepage of Liv Kristine
http://www.livkristine.net French homepage of Liv Kristine
Leaves' Eyes Persondata | NAME = Kristine, Liv | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = February 14, 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Kristine, Liv Category:1976 births Category:Female heavy metal singers Category:Living people Category:Norwegian female singers Category:Norwegian heavy metal musicians Category:Norwegian pop singers Category:Norwegian rock singers Category:Norwegian singer-songwriters Category:Norwegian sopranos Category:Norwegian vegetarians Category:People from Stavanger Category:Napalm Records artists
